Case Study: Götz Maschinenbau achieves a 75% lighter, production-grade robot gripper in 2 days with Stratasys H350 (SAF)

Götz Maschinenbau - Customer Case Study

Goetz Maschinenbau, a family-owned German mechanical engineering firm that produces specialized machined parts and prototypes, needed a lightweight, quickly produced end‑of‑arm gripper for a robot. CEO Philipp Götz found standard grippers too heavy and required a specially shaped, short‑lead‑time solution, so the team turned to Stratasys and its H350 3D printer using SAF™ technology and PA11 material.

Stratasys helped implement topology‑optimized designs printed on the H350 with SAF, producing repeatable, production‑grade gripper parts with fine features and high isotropic properties. The tool‑less workflow delivered parts in just two days, the PA11 gripper is 75% lighter than a traditional metal version, and Götz Maschinenbau was able to mount the gripper immediately to improve handling and internal processes.

Goetz Maschinenbau

Philipp Götz

Chief Executive Officer